Research Article

PTPN2 Downregulation Is Associated with Albuminuria and Vitamin D Receptor Deficiency in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Figure 1

PTPN2 expression in serum is downregulated in T2DM and inversely correlated with uACR and IL-6. (a) PTPN2 protein levels in NC (), normo (), micro (), and macro () groups were quantified by ELISA. Scatterplot shows an inverse relationship between PTPN2 protein levels and uACR (; ; ). (b) Scatterplot showing an inverse relationship between PTPN2 and IL-6 in protein levels (; ; ). Data represents mean ± SD.
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